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A man in arabian dress kneeling before two women in a desert, a tortoise to the left and an ostrich behind: P.11906-R(43)

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A man in arabian dress kneeling before two women in a desert, a tortoise to the left and an ostrich behind

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman: Houghton, Arthur Boyd (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927) by Holliday, J. R.

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1860 - Circa 1870

Note

Proof impression of a print for an unidentified periodical or book. Swain only engraved a few of Houghton's blocks (Houghton's most regular engravers were the Dalziel family), but this print is still unidentified. See also P.11906-R(44)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.11906-R(43)
Primary reference Number: 174818

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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